The GiveJoy Foundation
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Help Spread Joy!

GJ B2S Joy Drive!

To fulfill our mission to spread joy, The GiveJoy Foundation is facilitating a competitive back-to-school drive for Del Valle Elementary School and BISD Intermediate schools. The event will challenge a group of local businesses and partners to compete to see who can be the biggest JoyGiver! The winning team will receive the GiveJoy JoyGivers trophy and bragging rights for the 2023-2024 school year. The event will run from July 10th - August 4th.

Why School Supplies?

Given the economic strength of central Texas and the influx of businesses and people to the area, many students and their families struggle to secure daily resources. Often, families find themselves unable to afford basic school supplies. In 2021, The National Retail Federation reported that households with school-aged children would average more than $840 on school supplies this year. It also projected the total back-to-school spending would be $37.1 billion. 

Households can expect to pay $80 to $120 for supplies and backpacks per student. With inflation rising, the 2022-2023 school year will continue to be challenging for families. For some, going back to school shopping is an exciting part of the educational experience. Our drive aims to restore that joy while financially relieving parents and teachers.

 How can you help?

There are multiple ways you can make an impact:

  1. Sponsor a backpack and shoes or JoyBox.

    1. Each backpack is stuffed with needed resources requested by teachers.

    2. Start a student off on the right foot with a new pair of shoes.

    3. Fight food insecurity by providing a student with a snack box for use in school or after schooling programs.

  2. Share the donate page. Please share your support of the drive via social channels or email, which can be accessed @ https://shorturl.at/aBGJT.

  3. Check back here to see our progress! Our goal is to raise funding to provide a minimum off:

    1. 100 Backpack Kits

    2. 50 Pairs of shoes

    3. 2500 JoyBoxes

  4. The drive will end on August 11th! GiveJoy will work with local partners like Nutrabolt and Arrive Logistics to capture media of the packed and delivered supplies. Please follow our social channels for more!